lay hold of

[lay hold of] {v. phr.}

1. To take hold of; grasp; grab.

* /He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore./

2. To get possession of.

* /He sold every washing machine he could lay hold of./

3. {Chiefly British} To understand.

* /Some ideas in this science book are hard to lay hold of./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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